TuksTaekwondo Academy

Our vision is

To improve the standard of athletics in South Africans in order to win more medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships.

Our mission is

To give talented young South Africans the opportunity to develop their athletics skills to the full and to provide them with the personal educational assistance to help them become successful people in body and mind after their days as athletes are over.

Selection Criteria

Application for inclusion into the programme will only be considered if the applicant attends the HPC School and satisfies the following criteria:

• He/she should be a South African citizen, represent each province, over One-Pum for the junior and One-Dan for senior, with a recommendation from an association.
• If he/she is from other country like Europe or South Korea they should be over One-Dan or undergo a selection test.
• If he/she is from another African continent he/she must be over One-Dan and have a recommendation from their association.
• He/she should be at least 14 years old and/or entering Grade Eight in January of the year in which the applicant is accepted into the programme.
• He/she should be disciplined and dedicated.
• He/she should be healthy and pass a basic and age-appropriate medical examination.
• He/she should make use of the service at the HPC.

Curriculum and programme

Introduction

Due to the fact that we are starting this Academy at Grade 8, we will put a great deal of emphasis and attention on the basics. Basics will also be of primary and essential importance to all other age groups. Therefore when it comes to a curriculum, it does not have to change too much between age groups. Junior groups of 14 to 17 years old should also be exposed to skills and technical programmes from the groups of 18 to 19 years old, and the same with the senior group. Physical preparation will be based on the maturity of the athlete on that level. We will therefore be following a programme based on the breakdown of the athletics year:

• general preparation;
• specific preparation; and
• competition season.